Kaustav
Kaustav Banerjee is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Nanoelectronics Research Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He obtained Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California.
Meaning & Origin of Kaustav
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaustav Banerjee is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Nanoelectronics Research Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He obtained Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California.
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The Story of Kaustav
Kaustav first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 6 Kaustavs were born — ranking #10,994 that year. As of 2026, Kaustav ranks #10,994 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Kaustavs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kaustav
Kaustav is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Kaustav's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #10,994. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaustav's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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